Maxeda

Maxeda DIY Group
Company typePrivate
IndustryRetail
Founded1999 (1999)
Headquarters,
Netherlands
Key people
Guy Colleau (CEO)
ProductsGeneral merchandise, financial services
BrandsBrico, Praxis, Brico, BricoPlanit. 2004–10: V&D, La Place, De Bijenkorf. 2004–7: HEMA.
Revenue 1.337 Billion (2015)
101 Million (2013/2014)
OwnerKohlberg Kravis Roberts
Number of employees
7,000
Websitewww.maxeda.nl

Maxeda is a Dutch retail company owned by American investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) which is currently a market leader in the DIY retailing in The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. When Maxeda acquired Vendex KBB (KBB = Koninklijke Bijenkorf Beheer), Maxeda owned the three most prominent Dutch department stores: Vroom & Dreesmann and De Bijenkorf, both sold in 2010, and HEMA, sold in 2007.